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T~e Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1997 K•E•N•T•U•C•K•Y DERBY Today, Churchill Downs BLUSHING K.D. KO'S KENTUCKY OAKS KENTUCKY DERBY-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1 /4m FIELD Looking for her fifth straight win since suffer PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS ing her lone career defeat in a six-furlong Fair Grounds 1 Crypto Star Catalano Day 1 0-1 allowance back on January 19, Blushing K. D. (Blushing 2 Phantom On Tour Whiting Bailey 12-1 John) stormed down the stretch under stormy skies at 3 Concerto Tammaro Ill Marquez Jr. 8-1 Churchill Downs to take yesterday's GI $584, 700 Ken 4 Captain Bodgit Capuano Solis 5-2 tucky Oaks by 2 1 /2 lengths. The crowd's 5-2 second 5 Silver Charm Baffert Stevens 5-1 choice, who ran her two-turn record to a perfect five 6 Celtic Warrior Hutt Torres 50-1 for-five with the score, sat just off the moderate frac 7 Pulpit Brothers Sellers 2-1 tions of Sharp Cat (Storm Cat) through six furlongs in 8 Hello (Ire) McAnally Smith 12-1 1: 11 4/5, but powered to the lead on the far turn and 9a Jack Flash Zito Perret 30-1 strode away from her rivals to easily hold the late-clos 1 Oa Shammy Davis Zito Martinez 30-1 ing Tomisue's Delight (A.P. Indy) safe. "I was a little 11 Deeds Not Words Lukas Nakatani 50-1 worried when she went after Sharp Cat so early," said 1 2 Crimson Classic Kaelin Albarado 50-1 winning trainer Sam David Jr. "But once she got ahead, 1 3 Free House Gonzalez Flores 8-1 I knew she'd be tough to run down. She's got a huge The Picks: heart. I've thought and said all along that she was one JAY PRIVMAN, California correspondent, NY Times: of the best fillies in the country, but I guess we had to 1--Captain Bodgit (Saint Bailado) - Liked the way he come here to prove it. This is the biggest win of my closed powerfully on the turn over a track which was career." Sharp Cat, who crossed the finish line third biased against him in the Wood Memorial. after setting the pace, made a right turn under a left 2--Silver Charm (Silver Buck) - Did everything but win handed whip near midstretch, bumping Majestical Mo the Santa Anita Derby considering the pace situation; ment (Magesterial) (placed fourth) into the 7-5 favorite he'll get a very aggressive ride from someone who is Glitter Woman (Glitterman); she was disqualified and fearless in the Derby. placed eighth. "I think with all that was going on there- 3--Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or) - The only horse near the lightning and stuff--she got a little excited," said her the lead early in the Arkansas Derby who was still rider, Corey Nakatani. "I think she displaced her palate, around at the end of a race dominated by closers; gets a too, because at the half-mile pole I had a ton of horse huge jock switch. and then she made a big noise and that was it." The BILL FINLEY, NY Daily News: crowd's choice after sparkling in four successive stakes 1--Silver Charm - Fantastic effort in the Santa Anita scores including the GI Ashland S. last out, Glitter Derby; saddled by the hottest trainer in the country. Woman was off slowly, moved into contention on the 2--Captain Bodgit - Awesome come-from-behind victory far turn, but had little left for the drive and ended up over a speed-favoring track in the Wood; second half of eighth after being bumped near the final furlong; she what may be a two-horse race. was placed seventh. "We had too much to do after 3--Free House (Smokester) - Keeps beating Silver getting left like we did," said jockey Mike Smith. "We Charm; what's not to like? spotted the field 10 lengths; she's such a competitive filly, she tried to make up the 10 lengths with every ANDY BELFIORE, Thoroughbred Daily News: jump. You can't do that." (Kentucky Oaks chart, p2) 1--Pulpit (A.P. Indy) - Has hardly put a hoof wrong, and his effort, first-time Lasix, in the Blue Grass was the best yet; the favorite has to win it one of these years. STAKES CLOSINGS • 2--Hello (Ire) (Lycius) - The little Irishman ran well his TODAY, SATURDAY, MAY 3: . t last two despite a bit of bad behavior in the gate; a 5-1 7 $ 1001100, 000 Maryland Breeders' Cup- • clean break and a clean trip puts him right there. Giii, Pim, 3yo/up, 6f ( $100) 3--Captain Bodgit - Has been third in the three starts his 5-1 7 $ 100, 000 Genuine Risk H.-Gll, Bel, late kick didn't carry him to the winner's circle; com 3yo/up, f/m, 6f ( $ 100) pletes the triple. 5-18 $150, 000 Peter Pan-GI/, Bel, 3yo,. 9f ( $150) Kentucky Derby cont. p2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 5-3-97 Friday, Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby cont. KENTUCKY OAKS-GI, $584,700, COX, 5-2, 3yo, f, Outsider Crimson Classic (Sky Classic) blew out for 1 1 /Sm, 1 :50 1 /5, ft. the race yesterday morning, going three-eighths in 37 1--BLUSHING K. D., 121, f, 3, Blushing John--Lilac 3/5 ... Hello (Ire! (Lycius) stretched his legs a quarter-mile Garden, by Roberto. ($25,000 2yo 1996 LOUMAR). Friday with new rider Mike Smith in the irons for the 0-Burns James & Sue; B-Foxfield (KY); T-Sam B David first time. "I was glad Mike was here to get up on him," Jr; J-L J Meche; $362,514. Lifetime Record: 8-7-0-0, said trainer Ron McAnally. "He was able to get a little $786,900. familiar with him." ... Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or) came 2--Tomisue's Delight, 121, f, 3, A.P. lndy--Prospectors back from Thursday's breeze in good order and is right Delite, by Mr. Prospector. ($575,000 yrl '95 KEEJUL). on schedule for the Derby. "He looked good this morn 0-Hilbert Stephen C; B-W S Farish, James Elkins, et ing and he is not showing me any negative signs," said al (KY); $116,940. trainer Lynn Whiting, who took the '92 Derby with Lil E. 3--Storm Song, 121, f, 3, Summer Squall--Hum Along, Tee. by Fappiano. ($100,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Dogwood The updated Derby odds, through Friday, were, in Stable; B-W S Farish & 0 M Phipps (Ky); $58,470. program order: Jack Flash/Shammy Davis, 11-1; Crypto Margins: 2HF, 3/4, (6HF). Odds: 2. 70, 6.00, 18.00. Star, 7-2; Phantom On Tour, 17-1; Concerto, 9-1; Cap Also Ran: Majestical Moment, Buckeye Search, Must tain Bodgit, 9-2; Silver Charm, 7-2; Celtic Warrior, 20-1; Sing, Glitter Woman, *Sharp Cat, Anklet. Pulpit, 8-1; Hello (Ire), 11-1; Deeds Not Words, 20-1; *Sharp Cat finished 3rd but was DQ'ed and placed 8th. Crimson Classic, 60-1; and Free House, 1 2-1. Blushing K.D. hails from humble beginnings, breaking her maiden at Louisiana Downs last August and getting her first stakes win over that track in the Princess Futu PREVIEW rity in her only other start at two in September. Beaten • • Today, Newmarket, England into fifth by colts in a six-furlong Fair Grounds allowance PERTEMPS 2000 GUINEAS-G1, $239,617, 3yo, c/f, in her return to action January 19, the Foxfield-bred filly 8fT then stretched out to two turns and has been flawless PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS since, reeling off a 20-length romp over the boys in a 1 Poteen Cumani Eddery 1 2-1 restricted Fair Grounds stakes and three straight over 2 Green Card Woods Ryan 40-1 fillies, most recently galloping home by six lengths in the 3 Zamindar Fabre Jarnet 1 2-1 Gli Fantasy S. at Oaklawn April Stepping up to the 6. 4 Entrepreneur (GB) Stoute Kinane 7-2 highest level here, the chestnut miss left the others red 5 Shamikh (GB) bin Suroor Dettori 9-2 in the face, sweeping to the front a quarter-mile from 6 Tycoon Todd bin Suroor Doyle 40-1 home and drawing away to a decisive score. "I wasn't 7 Revoque (Ire) Chapple-Hyam Reid 7-2 surprised; she's been great right from the start," said 8 Musical Pursuit (GB) Tompkins Fallon 20-1 winning jockey Lonnie Meche, aboard for every one of 9 Cape Cross (Ire) Gosden Peslier 14-1 this filly's starts. Tomisue's Delight, already second to 10 Putra Cole Quinn 12-1 "K.D." twice this year, had to settle for the runner-up 11 Shii-Take (GB) Akehurst Sanders 100-1 spot once again, making up a ton of ground after trailing 12 Desert Story (Ire) Stoute Cochrane 14-1 early to outfinish pacesetter Sharp Cat for the place. 13 Hidden Meadow (GB) Balding M Hills 6-1 14 Za-lm (GB) B W Hills R Hills 66-1 RACING ON TV THIS WEEKEND: 1 5 Starborough (GB) Loder Darley 66-1 D 16 Muchea (GB) Channon Hughes 66-1 Today, Saturday, MalJ J: Sires: Poteen (Irish River {Fr}); Green Card (Green Breakfast at Churchill Downs - espn2, Dancer); Zamindar (Gone West); Entrepreneur (GB) B a.m.-noon EDT (Sadler's Wells); Shamikh (GB) (Unfuwain); Tycoon ZDay at the Kentucky Derby - espnZ, noon-Z p.m.